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Flexible Spending Accounts

Anthem Blue Cross | Flexible Spending Accounts
You can set aside money in Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) before taxes are deducted to pay for certain health and
dependent care expenses, lowering your taxable income and increasing your take home pay. Only expenses for services
incurred during the plan year are eligible for reimbursement from your accounts. Please remember that if you are using your
debit card, you must save your receipts, just in case Anthem Blue Cross needs a copy for verification. Also, all receipts should
be itemized to reflect what product or service was purchased. Credit card receipts are not sufficient per IRS guidelines.
Health Care Spending Account
This plan is used to pay for expenses not covered under your health plans, such as deductibles, coinsurance, copays and
expenses that exceed plan limits. Employees may defer up to $1,500 pre‐tax per year. Please note, HSA medical participants
may only participate in Health Care Spending Account to cover out-of-pocket Dental and Vision expenses through the Limited
Purpose Plan.
Dependent Care Assistance Plan
This plan is used to pay for eligible expenses you incur for child care, or for the care of a disabled dependent, while you work.
Employees may defer up to $5,000 pre-tax per year.
FSAs offer sizable tax advantages. The trade-off is that these accounts are subject to strict IRS regulations, including the use-
it-or-lose-it rule. According to this rule, you must forfeit any money left in your account(s) after your expenses for the year
have been reimbursed. The IRS does not allow the return of unused account balances at the end of the plan year, and
remaining balances cannot be carried forward to a future plan year. If you are unable to estimate your health care expenses
accurately, it is better to be conservative and underestimate rather than overestimate your expenses.

Example: How You Can Save Money With an FSA

Without the With the
Health Care FSA Health Care FSA

Gross Annual Pay $45,000 $45,000
Pre-Tax Health Care FSA Not Elected $1,200
Taxable Gross Income $45,000 $43,800

Payroll Taxes (at 30%) $13,500 $13,140
Health Care Cost $1,200 $0
Net Pay $30,300 $30,660

Annual Net Pay Increase $0 $360

Retirement Benefits

Vanguard | 403(b)(7) Retirement Plans

We provide employees with a 403(b)(7) Plan after 30 days of regular full-time employment. With the 403(b)(7) Plan you can
plan for your retirement. Contributions by payroll deductions can be made on a percentage basis or by dollar amount. This
benefit is 100% voluntary and 100% employee paid.

To enroll in the Vanguard 403(b)(7) Plan, please contact you Vanguard Benefits Administrator at hrgroup@chsica.org.

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